Yara Salman (born 16 August 1994) is a

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i businesswoman who started her business career by taking over the running of the food franchise Burger Land from her father at 17 years old. She then went on to found several beauty, hospitality, and entertainment enterprises. She is the first person to introduce

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to Bahrain, and in 2016 was the Bahrain Businesswomen's Society's Entrepreneur of the Year.

Education

Born on 16 August 1994 to Jamil Ali Salman, a businessman, founder and president of the Jas Group, and Dr. Hala Al-Sayed, a dental consultant, Salman studied at St. Christopher's School in Bahrain before going on to receive her BA from

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with a degree in Public Relations. She then graduated with a

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degree from RCSI Bahrain.

Career

In 2016, she consolidated her enterprises under the Jameel Salman Group to run all of her restaurants, real estate agencies, entertainment venues, and medical and beauty businesses.

Beauty salon

In 2012, Salman opened 'Yara Beauty Salon', a luxury beauty salon in

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in northern Bahrain. The salon beauty treatments include Moroccan baths, a solarium and cryo suites. Salman was the first to introduce

to Bahrain to treat minor tissue damage and which is said to be "effective in cellulite reduction and calorie-burning".

Medical centre

In 2016, Salman established 'Hospitalia by Yara', a cosmetic medical centre that offers beauty and health services, where she is CEO. The centre has

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as a part of their

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. In 2016, she introduced the region's first robotic pharmacy, 'Pharmacia by Yara', which operates as a service from 'Hospitalia by Yara'. In 2021, a second branch of 'Hospitalia' opened in Riffa. Her medical centre is not just for cosmetic medicine, but also dentistry and dermatological diseases.

Entertainment complex

Alongside her brother, Mohamed Salman, she is joint CEO of MJ's Bowling Lounge, an entertainment complex, which was opened by the rapper

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. Salman announced the opening of the complex in January 2016 and additional features including a 5 star restaurant, a coffee shop, and a

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venue.

Restaurants

At 17 Salman began to help her father as his assistant, she started running her father's fast food restaurant business, Burger Land, soon after graduation. In 2019 she made changes to the restaurant chain opening new locations and changing to a healthier menu. Four new Burger Land locations were opened in the following year and a restaurant was opened in Busaiteen. This restaurant was her father's idea and they removed meat from the menu and included

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options that were representative of traditional foods in the Gulf countries,

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and spicy foods.

Awards

In 2016, Yara Salman was awarded the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Bahrain Businesswomen's Society.

References

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